Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

If there is a silver lining to the pandemic for the meetings industry, it’s this: The pandemic accelerated the evolutions of meetings. Like the typewriter, print publications and fax machines, the fully in-person meeting would have eventually become extinct. People know how to use them, and they make great meeting programs.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After two years of testing streaming platforms, meeting professionals are asking for more comprehensive solutions and a number of event technology companies have risen to the challenge. How it impacts you: Automated back-end processes allow you to better manage speakers, sponsors, staff and meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The challenge is designing events that speak to the needs of an audience that changed over the last three years. When considering audiences who historically couldn’t physically or financially attend, the idea of a hybrid event comes into play again. Time management and wellness is also a major factor for meeting guests today.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Welcome to the 2024 event technology guide! Not sure you need event technology? of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. of attendees say they expect in-person conferences to use modern technology (e.g. What is event technology? Think again!

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In this special edition of Smart Moves, get to know Kim Niederman, the new CEO of GlobalMeet GlobalMeet , a leader in virtual event technology, announces Kim Niederman will serve as the company’s CEO. GlobalMeet’s event technology makes fully interactive, live events available for audiences numbering over 100,000.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

So let’s give your audience what they want. That’s why it’s usually better to opt for an event marketing technology platform to do your promotions, community, and events in one place. What made your audience fall in love with your brand? Why does your audience want to attend this event? People are aching for events.

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Endless Events

MARCH 21, 2022

Remo is a map-based virtual event platform that has been building events and meetings since 2018. “ Remo is a map-based virtual meeting and event platform. We have universities that want to do their football stadium on a map and you come and have a meeting in the stadium. Introducing Remo, A Map-Based Event Platform.

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2022

Thanks to an absolute boom of event technology solutions , event planners can now craft data-based event strategies and measure their event success better than ever before. Website traffic by promo codes: see which sponsors or promo codes drove the most traffic to your event website. Sponsor revenue. Sponsor logos clicked.

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Endless Events

MAY 25, 2018

If you want your event to create a sense of awe and wonder, you need to engage the senses of your audience. Offering unique food and drink choices is also a great way to delight often hungry audiences. PS: Looking to wow your audiences? Should You Take That Call in a Meeting? Event Pro Highlight: Will Curran.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Today, there are so many simpler, faster, and more precise ways to track attendees: QR codes, RFID technology, Event platforms and event apps, Event registration software, Other attendee tracking software solutions. Modern solutions such as QR codes , RFID technology , or event apps make for a pleasant experience.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

One presenter at a recent conference made the mistake of scolding her audience to turn phones off and put them under their seats. She was met with groans; about a third of the audience left, and the rest ignored her command. Rather than being a distraction, mobile devices can be the surprising key to increasing audience engagement.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

So, how can marketers create impactful hybrid events that resonate with physical and virtual attendees while delivering ROI for hosts, sponsors and exhibitors? The answer is to understand both your in-person and virtual audiences while creating powerful experiences for both. Integrating Emerging Technology.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The launch this week of Bizzabo’s SmartBadge technology, branded as Klik Experiential wearables, is the next step in delivering virtual meeting-level data at in-person events. Smart Meetings looked at the range of ways meeting professionals are elevating the productivity of the humble name badge. For the Love of Lanyards.

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Endless Events

MARCH 2, 2022

Perhaps one of the biggest perks this paradigm shift brings along is continuous audience engagement – one of the most talked-about pain points for event planners. With it comes the community model: an opportunity to stay connected with your audience, exhibitors, and sponsors throughout the entire year rather than just for several days.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Foster Lasting Relationships Events are really all about relationships, so your event plan should prioritize fostering lasting connections with attendees, sponsors and partners. Showing up once a year to ask for money isn’t the best way to ensure you have valuable sponsors each year. With that said, don’t just change for change’s sake.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 20, 2022

Keep reading to learn more about why organizations are increasingly embracing in-person events with an option to attend virtually, as well as popular hybrid event myths, how to create a successful hybrid event, and what to look for in a technology partner that can help you take these events to the next level. You increase event ROI.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 16, 2022

Sponsored by: The pandemic sped up the digitization of meetings and events by at least five years, bringing more events—and event data—online. The new multi-audience, multi-format, and increasingly digital landscape is causing organizations to rethink the technologies they need to be successful.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It boosts audience engagement and helps event planners reach their event goals in quantifiable and seamless ways. For example, your audience can complete challenges , receive points for each completed challenge, and see where they are on a leaderboard. Similarly, if you want people to network, set up missions around meeting new people.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2024

has good news for meeting professionals. It is actually a tool that will get some of that ‘drag stuff’ out of the way to focus on the things that you really want to do, the reason you got into the events industry in the first place,” he explained at Smart Meetings Innovation Experience in Irving, Texas, last week.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

It seems that the asynchronous communication trend has also started making waves in the meeting and events industry , namely as asynchronous hybrid events. What makes a hybrid event synchronous is that both hybrid audiences experience the same event, at the same time. Why asynchronous events? Each gets full, undivided attention.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Welcome to the 2023 event technology guide! Not sure you need event technology? According to Gartner’s 2022 Technology Marketing Benchmark Survey , tech and service providers allocate 26.9% of their marketing program budget to hosted and sponsored events. . What is event technology?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

What better way to learn more about the exciting world of event technology than listening to an awesome product spotlight episode of the Event Tech Podcast? Designing Virtual Audience Engagement. ” Stephanie gladly expands on the ways she promotes virtual audience engagement. Press play and join them!

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

We had no choice,” says Bob Vaez, founder and CEO of event software platform EventMobi , speaking about the turn to virtual events and meetings during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. The technology adoption was extraordinary.” The technology hasn’t really changed that much. They simply can’t provide the same experience.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

In Smart Meetings ’ webinar, “ Hybrid How-To: A Step-by-Step Guide to Hosting a Successful Hybrid Event ,” Alyssa Peltier, senior event marketing manager for Cvent , shared strategies to get us there with fewer hiccups. That’s really what you’re aiming for with the virtual audience.” Going hybrid is an experiential process.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. The following tips will allow you to leverage technology to: Improve Covid safety. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? Know your audience. Do they want to meet virtually or in person?

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 18, 2024

When researching an event technology partner to help scale your strategy, leveraging the right insights is crucial. Let’s dive into how to use these reports to select the best event technology solutions for your needs. Firms like Gartner , Forrester , IDC , and others regularly publish research that can guide your technology decisions.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

If you’re planning a virtual event, you’ll want to have a meeting with a virtual event production company ASAP. But going into a meeting with a virtual event production company unprepared will only drag on the process. So to help you out, we’ve compiled a list of 45 questions you want to ask yourself prior to scheduling this meeting.

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Bizzaboo

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Bizzabo announces the launch of Klik Experiential , wearable technology for flagship events. . We are ready to meet those expectations. . The Power of Wearable Event Technology . The SmartBadge makes attendee, sponsor, and exhibitor expectations a reality by transforming a passive accessory into an intuitive, interactive asset.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

New ideas and technologies set to shake things up in 2024 Our industry declared the pandemic was a long-awaited opportunity to reimage events and brand experiences. Read More : Salman Rushdie and Complacency in the Meetings Industry 1. Read More : Salman Rushdie and Complacency in the Meetings Industry 1.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

At Endless Events, we believe that event platforms and technology should be the basis of a modern event strategy. That being said, Zoom is often a good enough tool for broadcasts , announcements , and regular meetings with little interactions. Enhanced virtual audience engagement. 10 Benefits Of Event Platforms.

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Endless Events

MARCH 18, 2022

They have become the building block of a modern event strategy because they offer continuous audience engagement and help event planners measure event ROI in new, better ways. Many event planners are yet to catch up with the opportunities that adoption of such technology solutions offers. Event Apps To The Rescue. Conclusive Thoughts.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2022

Any event can be experiential: conferences, meetings, exhibitions, trade shows, and corporate events. By including your audience in your marketing efforts, your brand will connect with them in a much more effective way. Highlight your sponsors in organic ways. It’s one of the most powerful forms of marketing.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2022

Events should move from 3 days to 365 days, and from a week activation into a year-long activation with technology being a part of that solution,” said Giberti. Customers, sponsors, and exhibitors are demanding a different value proposition. The post Reinventing Business Models for Events appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2019

There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to convention sponsorship. For many years, it involved brands shelling out dollars for exposure at conventions that catered to their target audiences. Organizers on the hunt for sponsors must show direct ROI in order to build fruitful partnerships with brands.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

Advances in technology and operations make California a leader in earth-friendly gathering. Let’s look at the legacy of sustainable innovation, where it is going next and what it means for meeting professionals. Sustainable Meeting. A Green Legacy. The Golden State has a stories history of bold, green-centric leadership.

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Endless Events

APRIL 22, 2022

It comes with a slew of benefits, including continuous audience engagement and endless branding opportunities. The events industry space has witnessed a major advancement in event technology solutions throughout the pandemic. A community manager is a link between your organization and your audience. WELCOME NEW MEMBERS.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2022

In one of our recent blog posts, we explained why event technology should be the building block of your event strategy. The pandemic ushered in changes that many event planners are still getting adjusted to, such as the normalization of virtual events, futuristic event technology, and new ways of delivering content.

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